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The Wolf and Lynx are just some of the species to be reintroduced to Buckinghamshire

Having become extinct in the area in the Jurrasic period Wilder Britain plan to reintroduce them as well as some other species listed below.

The reintroduction to local parks is the main aim of the campaign group Wilder Britain. We would like your support.

Wilder Britain has been established with the goal of restoring several key species that were hunted to extinction by our far off cousins.

We want to re-establish the balance.

We know some of our proposals have already drawn criticism from farmers’ leaders. But the local council seems to be in agreement that this would bring in large amounts of tourism.

We have had one local resident complaining that “we already have enough dog poo on the streets without wolf droppings as well”. But we do not envisage the wolves making matters much worse.

Wild boar, the frosted newt, the four toed frog and the humped back toad are just some more.

The beaver and sea eagle are important also.

Other European countries are home to large predators. We believe there is no reason why Britain should be any different and we should start the reintroduction in Olney and the surrounding areas, as a test bed.

We at Wilder Britain believe plans would allow “native forests to regenerate, while giving the seas a chance to recover from industrial fishing”.

The local resident who commented: “we are that far from the sea that I cannot see what good it would do us. I’ve lived here 50 years and never seen the sea once. There are a lot of puddles about though.” should really get out more.

We are aware that our goal of reintroducing species including the lynx, and ultimately the wolf, have attracted most scrutiny.

We took our local MP to a shooting party recently, but he didn’t seem to favour our plans.

Wild Britain spokesperson Javin Tager, a lifelong campaigner believes that a lot of our important animals were hunted to extinction unnecessarily; species like the frosted newt, four toed frog and the humped back toad, not to mention the wolf, the wild boar and the lynx.
Gavin also found that there are a lot of wild boars out and about in the local area. Often seen in local pubs on a Friday night who may be better off extinct.

These are important keystone species which actually drive ecological processes a lot more efficiently than our local bus service and we should be looking a lot more seriously at bringing these animals back in the future is our main aim.

NFU Bucks has called on politicians, the army and Bucks Natural Heritage to “show stronger leadership” on the issue of rewilding and we agree with them.

As our Vice President Wolfram Quagga said: “Our countryside provides food, forestry, tourism, renewables, field sports, wind and environmental goods.
“Recent history has taught us any species introduction, whether newt or toad, can have an impact on the many benefits that the countryside currently delivers, much like Tesco Direct, Ocado and a few of the local take away restaurants.”

We know opponents of ‘Wilder’ cited that the return of beavers and sea eagles to Scotland as examples of how reintroductions can cause problems for farmers and crofters.
But we must remember landowners on the banks of the Ouse say dams built by beavers could increased erosion and the risk of flooding in neighbouring fields. Not that doesn’t happen anyway.

We know that the Beavers we introduced in the River Ouse catchment were not part of an official reintroduction project. But they seem to be happy enough.

A second Beaver population, at Harrold Park, that was reintroduced as part of a detailed scientific study is going well, and when we find them we’ll have more information available for scientists.

We are aware that Harrold councillors are currently considering whether the beavers should remain, and that they have a team of divers on call with fishing nets for if and when they decide to catch them.

The extent of this predation is disputed by local scientists at Cranfield University, noting that the birds have proved to be a popular tourist attraction, (as long as your good at ducking) and are providing an economic boost for the Stoke Goldington area.

Prof Mauritian Shelduck our Principal Advisor on Biodiversity at Milton Turnip Heritage believes a wide range of secret ‘Wilding’ projects in the area have already proved successful, with very few casualties and hardly any fatalities.
As Prof Shelduck commented: “Let them in. We’re almost in Europe now so it will be there problem, I think.”

We have the support of property developers who have said the opposite: “The beavers could do a good job in stopping flooding on our flood plains which we have highlighted for building houses.”

We must remember that they improve biodiversity by creating valuable habitats for a range of other species, and are also useful for clearing up rubbish left by picnickers.

Meanwhile, to the west lands of Olney’s (an area that has already secretly seen the reintroduction of wild animals) crofters and sheep farmers living in these westerly edges of our world have complained that sea eagles, also known as ‘big birdies’, pester their lambs. Nature has seen to it that the lambs have evolved somewhat large teeth and are starting to fight back. Result.

A lot of Walking groups have concerns about the plans. But we take heart that Olney Runners said they would not be against the idea, as their 5k team, they believed, could outrun anything on four legs and anyway, it would be good exercise.